Diwali, or the festival of lights, begins today, Oct. 20, with communities across Michigan celebrating the five-day festival.

The current maximum prison sentences for dealing, manufacturing or possessing with intent to sell Schedule 1 or 2 drugs ...

A former New York state prison guard was found guilty of murder in the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed, while two other guards were acquitted for their roles in the beating that ...

Joseph Francis Bowers was arrested following an investigation which was initiated when it was learned Bowers was possessing, ...

53-year-old Roy Lee Ward was put to death at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. He was pronounced dead just after ...

Indiana will put to death a man who was convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl, the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.

The Rev. Mark Barclay claims he didn't know his son-in-law James P. Randolph's history of sexual crimes while seeking ...

Michigan lawmakers plan to save money in the state's Medicaid program by limiting the use of popular weight loss drugs to people with diabetes and those who are classified as morbidly obese.

Death row inmate Roy Lee Ward will be executed Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City after exhausting all legal options.

At 12:01 a.m. CDT, the time proscribed by court order to begin the execution of Roy Lee Ward, a small crowd gathered in the ...

Nebraska expects its deal to convert a prison into an ICE detention facility will bring $14.25 million annually to the state.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - The state of Indiana is set to execute a man convicted of raping and murdering a teenage girl.